Diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin for bacteremia in the emergency department: a systematic review

CONCLUSIONS: PCT has a considerable diagnostic accuracy of bacteraemia in patients treated in EDs for different infectious processes. The CP>0.5 ng/ml has been positioned as the most suitable for predicting the existence of bacteraemia and can be used to reasonably rule it out.PMID:38058128 | DOI:10.37201/req/099.2023

Source: Revista Espanola de Quimioterapia - December 7, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: A Juli án-Jiménez D Eduardo Garc ía G Merinos-S ánchez L Garc ía de Guadiana-Romualdo J Gonz ález Del Castillo Source Type: research